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Dermatology

3 cases of ‘tattoo regret’ and skin cancer

Dermatologists need to be aware of the hazards, authors say
Clare Pain
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23 October 2019
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Patient 1. Note the melanoma under the dragon’s head. Photo: Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Patients with extensive tattoos put themselves at risk of missing skin cancers and failure to receive suitable skin grafts, UK dermatologists report.

In a letter to the editor of the Australasian Journal of Dermatology, clinicians from Nottingham’s NHS Treatment Centre describe three patients whose tattoos landed them in serious trouble.

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